Shearwater Aircraft
| Primary | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Key people | Steve Hoyle (Managing Director [1] |
| Products | General aviation aircraft |
| Website | shearwateraircraft.com |
The Shearwater Aircraft Company was an airplane manufacturing corporation registered from 2007-16 in New Zealand and headquartered in Auckland.[2] Their main product was to be a general aviation amphibious aircraft, to be constructed as a homebuilt aircraft kit, with plans to then develop certified aircraft versions.
Aircraft models
Shearwater 201
| Shearwater 201 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Homebuilt amphibian |
| National origin | New Zealand |
| Manufacturer | Shearwater Aircraft |
| Status | Under development |
| Number built | 0 |
| Unit cost |
$129,000 USD (kit less engine/avionics) |
The Shearwater 201 was to be a four-seat, amphibious, single-engine, mid-wing, V-tailed, fixed-wing aircraft supplied as a kit. The kit was being designed to use either the Mistral G300 Wankel or Price Induction Jet DGEN 390 jet engines, both in pusher configuration. The kit was intended to have a construction time of 1000 man hours.[3]
A flying-scale model was shown at the EAA AirVenture airshow in 2011.[4]
Specifications
Data from Shearwater Aircraft[5]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
- Empty weight: 910 kg (2,006 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mistral G-300 (or Price DEGN 390 jet) Wankel engine, 220 kW (300 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 456 km/h (283 mph; 246 kn)
- Cruising speed: 480 km/h (298 mph; 259 kn) 230 knots (260 mph) indicated at 8,000 feet (2,400 m)
- Stall speed: 107 km/h (66 mph; 58 kn)
- Range: 4,560 km (2,833 mi; 2,462 nmi) with 45 minute reserve
References
- ↑ "About Shearwater Aircraft - The Team". Archived from the original on April 24, 2011.
- ↑ "SHEARWATER AIRCRAFT LIMITED (1889393)". Companies Office, New Zealand. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ Shearwater Aircraft (2010). "The Kit - Overview". Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ Black, Sara. "EAA AirVenture 2011 air show". Composites World. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ Shearwater Aircraft (2010). "The Plane - Specifications". Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.